Study aims, design, population, and outcomes including duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay in ICU and hospital, costs and rates of mortality and adverse events were extracted.
The response of dual braced structures designed according to the procedure described in the companion paper is first examined with the aim of suggesting behaviour factors varying with the mechanical length of the links.
Systematic interventions reduced the duration of mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay and the length of hospital stay.
Duration of mechanical ventilation, lengths of ICU and hospital stay were similar in both groups.
There was no difference between the two groups in the need for and duration of mechanical ventilation, lengths of stay, and mortality (Table 2).
Last, data on the following outcomes were collected: treatment with renal replacement therapy, duration of mechanical ventilation, lengths of ICU and hospital stay and survival until ICU discharge.
GAM was not associated with any increase of length of mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay, VAP incidence or surmortailty.
Secondary outcomes were incidence of ARF, mechanical ventilation length, ICU length of stay and 28-day mortality.
Secondary outcomes were incidence of acute renal failure (ARF), mechanical ventilation length, ICU length of stay and 28-day mortality.
There was significant heterogeneity between the pooled studies in the length of mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay and morphine equivalents.
